According to the recent Q3 report from Funcom, gamers have higher expectations for its upcoming MMO The Secret World than they did for the company's other MMO, Age of Conan, at the same stage of development.
Funcom has released a new update for their MMORPG Age of Conan, now available for download.
TVGB: "Back in July, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures tried to bring former players back into the game world with some free playing time. The promotion worked like a charm and servers began filling up like crazy. Actually, it worked so good that Funcom is doing it again this month to show the further progress the company has achieved with the game."
Funcom has released a new update for their MMORPG Age of Conan, now available for download.
Funcom has announced that Update 5.6, the latest content patch for its MMO, Age of Conan, is now on live servers.
The fourth annual MMO Calendar, which raises funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is now on sale.
To make new gamers more likely to try Age of Conan - or current players less likely to abandon it - Funcom is lowering the price of several long-term subscription plans for the sword-and-sorcery MMORPG.
The Veteran system is coming. At last, players who have been long-term subscribers to Age of Conan will benefit from exclusive items and rewards in return for their loyalty.
Yesterday a trading statement alerted eagle eyed gamers to the fact that Funcom was laying off some development staff, which led to some worry as to whether the company and its highly-anticipated MMO were in trouble. GamerZines spoke to Funcom to see if they could find out some more details.
Funcom is the latest company to announce that it has adopted the market-leading lighting technology Enlighten from Geomerics. Enlighten will be used in the The Secret World as well as the highly anticipated expansion of Age of Conan. The new look of Age of Conan, with Enlighten technology incorporated, was first demonstrated publicly at GDC Europe and Gamescom in Cologne.
Rise of the Godslayer is the first planned expansion for Age of Conan. Craig Morrison, Executive Producer for Age of Conan, was on hand at PAX 2009 to divulge a little information about the game.
GamingShogun.com writes: "Age of Conan director Craig Morrison has posted a letter to the fans covering the event's of July as well as the upcoming 'Update 6' for the MMO, which has seen a slight resurgence of late thanks to their 're-evaluation period'.
Funcom director of communications Erling Ellingsen has told VideoGamer.com that the recent Age of Conan re-evaluation promotion, designed to bring previous players back to the game, has been a success.
FunCom has indicated that it may follow in the footsteps of other successful MMOs and make Age of Conan free to play one day.
Funcom has bullishly claimed that MMORPG Age of Conan will last longer than Anarchy Online, an MMO that recently celebrated its eight year anniversary.
Funcom's CEO Trond Arne Aas has told GamesIndustry.biz that the company has turned around the fortunes of its MMO Age of Conan, after a rocky first year.
While speaking to IncGamers about the recent events surrounding the MMO Age of Conan, Erling Ellingsen, director of communications at Funcom, described the feelings of the team at the prospect of unveiling AoC's first expansion at GamesCom next month.
In an attempt to lure back players lost to a sloppy launch, Funcom is offering 14 days of free of free Age of Conan action to former players.
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Craig Morrison, the producer of the MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: